School District House Exposed Husband Second Love,I Pulled My InvestmentChapter 1

Three in the morning. I'd just finished the final touches on my design draft when a message popped up in the family WeChat group. It was from my mother-in-law: Going to buy this apartment for my grandson. Only the best school district is good enough for him.

Before I could even process what I'd read, she deleted the message.

My whole body went rigid. Every trace of sleep vanished.

During our pre-marriage health screening, Ralph Dickerson had been diagnosed with azoospermia. I was the only person who knew.

To protect his pride, I'd spent three years of marriage telling everyone we were child-free by choice. We couldn't have children. It was impossible.

I reached over and shook the man sleeping beside me. "I heard from a friend that your mom's been looking into school-district apartments?"

Ralph rolled over, half-asleep. "Oh, she's just being nosy. Helping the neighbor's kid look into it. Don't overthink it."

I didn't say another word.

In the dark, I reached for the phone on his pillow. My fingertips were ice-cold as I keyed in his passcode and opened his payment app.